Deleting rows and id

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Hello there!

i have a table in a database with an auto incrementing feild and several other feilds one of which is called "name". The auto incrementing feild is called "id". Whenever i delete a row of the table, like this:

mysql_query("delete from staff where name='$name_to_remove'");

It seems delete the row but keep the value of id. For example:

If my table contains this: (the number in front is the id)

1 Bob Vila
2 Tony Danza
3 Dave Barry

and i delete Tony danza, the table will look like this:

1 Bob Vila
3 Dave Barry

If i delete Tony Danza, i want it to look like this:

1 Bob Vila
2 Dave Barry

Can anyone help me out?

Thanks in advance!
 
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